A bridge too far for drivers and scholars

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Council workers in Shrewsbury provoked bafflement when they misspelt a road
sign telling drivers that the town’s Grade II-listed Welsh Bridge was closed
for roadworks. Bill Ball, from the Queen’s English Society, said the mistake
was a “sad reflection of modern standards in education”.

Claire Howell, from Telford, said: “I found it hilarious, you’ve got to be
dopey to make that sort of